To the average American, China's control of the world production, processing technology, and stockpile of critical metals is not their concern. However, to our military and high-tech leaders, it is a very big deal.

What happens in China doesn't always stay in China. We learned that a couple of years ago when the Chinese stopped buying massive volumes of the world's used paper, plastics, and textiles-and again last March when the coronavirus escaped

If Americans are to receive all of their electricity without coal and natural gas by 2035, they will need nuclear power. Washington's Clean Energy Transformation Act passed earlier this year by the Legislature leans heavily on renewable fuels

Far too few people remember the 1972 Seattle billboard: 'Would the last person who leaves Seattle please turn out the lights?” The reference was to the massive job losses at Boeing when the supersonic transport project collapsed and the company, then

Solar power is getting a lot of attention these days as our country strives to reduce greenhouse gases. Sunny cities like Honolulu and Los Angeles have ramped up solar power production. However, in cloudy coastal municipalities such as Seattle

In recent years, papermakers in the Pacific Northwest have been losing ground. However, today there is a ray of hope. Surprisingly, that optimism results from the COVID-19 pandemic.

As we get deeper into the COVID-19 pandemic, we are finding more Americans to thank. Until recently, truckers have been behind the scenes just doing their jobs, but as shoppers learn how groceries and necessities

Preliminary sales trends from Small Business Saturday show a continuing increase in purchases via smartphone, even among shoppers patronizing local merchants. According to the Associated Press, Adobe Analytics said purchase via smartphone made up over

Imagine tuning into the Sunday morning talk shows and wondering if the politicians and commentators could possibly find something positive to say about one another or the state of affairs in America. Suddenly, on Oct. 20

Too often, elected officials overlook the cumulative costs of regulations, taxes, and fees on taxpayers; however, it comes back to bite them hard when people move or take matters into their own hands by initiative. Consider what is happening in